[TYPO3-core] RFC: Bug #1697: Datetime input fields and timezone shift bug

[Ingmar Schlecht]

Ernesto, Masi, can one of you please clarify the status on this one?

It seemed to be a very important patch to me, but somehow the thread
went silent.

cheers
Ingmar

Ingmar Schlecht schrieb:
> Hi guys,
> 
> I didn't follow this thread in detail, but am I right that Ernesto's
> initial patch can be committed? I count two +1s, one by Steffen in his
> mail from 23.10.2007 23:09 and one by Ingo 24.10.2007 14:12.
> 
> cheers
> Ingmar
> 
> Ingo Renner schrieb:
>> Martin Kutschker wrote:
>>> Ingo Renner schrieb:
>>>> Martin Kutschker wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Masi,
>>>>
>>>>> And keep in mind it's only the server we know all about. Using the
>>>>> TZ for storing of the user is not an option. We can display any TZ
>>>>> we want for the users convenience.
>>>> sure, that's what I'm saying =)
>>>> store in server TZ, show in user TZ.
>>> Why did it takes us so long to get there?
>> ok then what we now need is:
>>
>> * another patch adding a setting/configuration for the user's timezone.
>> either detecting it automatically on login or setting it under
>> user->setup or using userTS.
>>
>> * a patch that adjusts the display of time data in the BE according to
>> the differnz between server TZ and user TZ (showing the time data in
>> user TZ) (could be incorporated with the patch for #1697)
>>
>> I'm then fine with giving my +1 as the existing 1697 patch seems to work.
>>
>> all the best
>> Ingo
> 
> 


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